6 September 2001 CHISINAU, 6 September (BASA-press)–Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin explicitly accused Transnistria’s administration to protect mafia clans. Speaking in Russian during an interview on national television, Voronin said that the dismemberment of Moldova was “convenient for the clans that control the shadow economy and earn millions of dollars from smuggling oil products, cigarettes, drugs, […]

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